Who Was The Greatest President of All Time? And What Did He Do To Make Him so Gr

Question:JFK? FDR? Washington? Teddy Roosevelt? Or maybe somebody else? Your decision, what he did, and how he still affects us until today?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: JFK? FDR? Washington? Teddy Roosevelt? Or maybe somebody else? Your decision, what he did, and how he still affects us until today?

James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, has to rank pretty high, as do all of the founders of the US (Washington, Adams, Jefferson). These men took great risks in the founding of the US.

No doubt Nixon was a crook, but he did open relations with China and got the US out of Viet Nam. His personal definciencies aside, he did a good job as President.

Woodrow Wilson was a man way ahead of his time, which is truly unfortunate.

Most folks think Lincoln was great, but a lot of that has to do with his martyrdom. New York City saw some very bloody battles between Union Troops and CIVILIANS due to conscription, he stomped all over the Tenth Amendment (States Rights), and was fairly well despised during his time in office. Go to your library and read old newpaper opinions during his time and see for yourself.

Lincoln - freed the slaves and unified the North and the South.

Mike Gravel. He ended the war, brought back social security, legalized marijuana, gave gays the right to get married, and resolved the mortgage crisis.

Lincoln, he kept the Union going, and he paid the ultimate price. He is the martyr of the USA

Warren Gamaliel Harding. He had a great name, looked darned good, and had the good taste to die when it looked like a lot of scandals were going to be exposed which would have embarrassed his wife and the rich men who surrounded her. This sort of heroic self-sacrifice is still honored and respected by the Republican Party today.

FDR. He helped the country during the Great Depression and led us to victory in World War II. He established many beneficial programs like social security, the GI Bill, and the Tennessee Valley Authority which are still around today.

Jefferson is pretty high on my list, but then i'm a romantic idealist. I think he did as much to give birth to the republican idea as Voltaire or Rouseau (people may say I'm out on a limb, here).

But the whole idea of slavery is abhorant to me. And every new nation, at some critical juncture in its youth, finds itself at great risk, and only a great man can pull it together. For that reason, Lincoln has my vote.

(p.s. Thank you bill c for your thoughts on this [below]. I have the highest respect for President Wilson, and appreciate your words about him. He was truly a man of immense vision.

And I am very sensitive to Lincoln's stepping on the Constitution, so blatantly. It is easy to say that desperate times require such measures. And walking that tightrope between the rights of man and security of the state is an issue we struggle with still. [Don't misuderstand me, I am not comparing our current leader to President Lincoln.] I think of President Lincoln less of a martyr, but more as our national conscience. When the issue is so great, a man of great courage is required to stay the course. And sometimes that road strikes at the heart of everything we hold dear. But I really believe that there have been few leaders with a deeper sense of purpose and a higher degree of sincerity than Lincoln. The blood of a nation was on his hands. I think he was prepared to walk up to St. Peter's gate with that on his back. Thanks for reading!)

FDR changed the Presidency forever. He enacted many programs without Congress' approval. He strengthened the presidency to have equal power.

FDR- knew how to deal with the depression...